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Luke 8:56

And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐξέστησανexestēsanwere astonishedἐξίστημι (existēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “were astonished”, a single actionG1839(lit: I remove from a standing position), (a) in trans. tenses: I astonish, amaze, (b) in intrans. tenses: I am astonished, amazed; I am out of my mind, am mad.were astonishedοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γονεῖςgoneisparentγονεύς (goneus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “parent”, the subject formG1118a begetter, father; plur: parents.αὐτῆςautēsthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.παρήγγειλενparēngeilento orderπαραγγέλλω (parangellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to order”, a single actionG3853I notify, command, charge, entreat solemnly.αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.μηδενὶmēdenino manμηδείς (mēdeis)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “no man”, the to- or for-formG3367no one, none, nothing.no manεἰπεῖνeipeinto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γεγονόςgegonoswhat was doneγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, perfect active participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “what was done”, a completed action with a present resultG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.what was done

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and her parents were amazed, but he charged them to say to no one what was come to pass.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And her parents were amazed: but he charged them to tell no man what had been done.

Young’s Literal Translation

and her parents were amazed, but he charged them to say to no one what was come to pass.

World English Bible

Her parents were amazed, but he commanded them to tell no one what had been done.

Darby Translation

And her parents were amazed; but he enjoined them to tell no one what had happened.

Douay-Rheims

And her parents were astonished, whom he charged to tell no man what was done.

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